Metaphor for Edwin Contreras (Zopilote)
Edwin was called the vulture due to his character and demeanor. He was fond of hanging around, ever talking about this or that but he took no action at all. Edwin, who is also called Zopilote, was seventeen years old, fat and wore clothes too small for his frame (pp. 12). His father, who had a restaurant in the town resented Edwin because he was lazy and never helped in the restaurant. Edwin was in most cases lonely and people used to talk about and laugh at him behind his back. He never cared about anything and acted as though he was too good for the others around him. Moreover, he was also a drunkard.
Statue (Metaphor)
Liberio (the narrator in the story) calls a girl named Ximena a statue due to her demeanor. Ximena rarely smiled. In one incident, an expensive and rare truck is spotted by the boys and girls. The girls start jostling and giggling but Ximena is expressionless. At that moment, Liberio says that she was a statue. Esteban Rodriguez (Liberio) says it was as if Ximena belonged to another world and was never bothered by the happenings around her (pp. 15).
'Big round eyes like a fly', pp. 8 (Simile)
Esteban Rodriguez was nicknamed Mosca because of his eyes which are described to be similar to that of a fly. Rodriguez (Liberio) was also short hence the comparison befitted his appearance.
'Like a potato' (Simile)
Liberio says that Pepino had conspicuous brows, small eyes and a nose that was big and fat like a potato. The direct comparison constitutes a simile.
